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About Us
THE ALBERTA BAROQUE ENSEMBLE
Paul Schieman – Artistic Director
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The
Ensemble | Recordings | Board of Directors | Staff
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Please join us to experience our 32nd year of
the music that continues to delight listeners
around the world.
The satisfying and exciting music of the Baroque era will be presented this season through six specially themed concerts featuring the accomplished musicians of the Alberta Baroque Ensemble with world-class guest artists. They will perform popular and not always heard music written by Bach, Handel Corelli, Vivaldi and Telemann.
In addition, special solos for flute, oboe, violin, viola, and trumpet will be the highlights of the six concerts. This exciting range of soloists and instruments presented in our virtuoso style will be sure to please you.
Join us
in celebrating the finest music of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Our Guest Soloists
WHAT IS THE ALBERTA BAROQUE ENSEMBLE?
The Alberta Baroque Ensemble is a professional chamber orchestra whose repertoire is primarily the music of the 17th and 18th centuries and whose performance practices reflect the spirit and style of the period in which the music was composed.
Formed in 1980 by its Founder and Artistic Director Paul Schieman, the Alberta Baroque Ensemble consists of a core group of fourteen highly skilled musicians. As individuals, each member of The Alberta Baroque Ensemble brings accomplishments and experience through studies at prestigious schools such as McGill University, the University of Toronto and the University of Alberta and from performing with ensembles such as the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, and the Pacific Baroque Orchestra.
The Alberta Baroque Ensemble is governed by a registered charitable society, The Alberta Baroque Music Society, which exists to promote and foster excellence in the Alberta Baroque Ensemble and the performance and appreciation of Baroque music.
The Alberta Baroque Music Society is very proud of its history of fiscal responsibility with a long-term goal of self-sufficiency through the generous support of all its donors and sponsors.

THE BAROQUE EXPERIENCE
The spirit of the Baroque was one of dynamism and adventure, pomp
and monumentality, opulence and flamboyance. To experience this
exciting age in music, we turn to men like Bach, Handel, Vivaldi,
Corelli and Telemann, whose creations are richly imbued with sensuous
melodic lines, glowing sonorities, luxuriant counterpoint and driving
rhythmic energy.
The period we call “Baroque” in music
stretched across a span of a century and a half, from 1600–1750.
It is customary to divide the musical Baroque into three neat 50-year
segments: early, middle and late. Most of the music in the popular
repertory is from the late period (1700-1750).
THE ENSEMBLE

THE ALBERTA BAROQUE ENSEMBLE RECORDINGS
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Concerto for Violin in A Minor
Op. 7 No. 5
Jean Marie Leclair
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Concerto Grosso in F Major
Op. 6 No. 1
George
Frideric Handel
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BEAUTIFUL BAROQUE
Sammartini, Corelli, Leclair and Handel
Paul Schieman – Conductor
Martin Riseley – Violin soloist
Sinfonia in A Major
Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1698–1775)
Concerto Grosso in F Major
Op. 6 No. 12
Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713)
Concerto for Violin in A Minor
Op. 7 No. 5
Jean Marie Leclair (1697–1764)
Martin Riseley – Violin soloist
Concerto Grosso in F Major
Op. 6 No. 1
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) |
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Sinfonia in G Major
for Strings and Continuo
RV 149
Antonio Vivaldi
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THE ALBERTA
BAROQUE ENSEMBLE
plays music by Vivaldi, Marcello, Telemann and Bach
Paul Schieman – Conductor
Lidia Khaner – Oboe soloist
Marcus Wasnea – Guitar soloist
Sinfonia in G Major for Strings and Continuo
RV 149
Antonio Vivaldi (1675–1741)
Concerto in D Minor for Oboe, Strings and Continuo
Alessandro Marcello (1684–1750)
Lidia Khaner – Oboe soloist
“Air” from Third Orchestral Suite in D Major
BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Concerto in D Major for Guitar, Strings and Continuo
RV93
Antonio Vivaldi (1675–1741)
Marcus Wasnea – Guitar soloist
Concerto Polonois for Strings and Continuo
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)
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THE ALBERTA BAROQUE MUSIC SOCIETY
Board of Directors 2011–2012
| Elizabeth Taylor |
President |
| Marion Boyd |
Past President |
| Christopher Head |
Secretary |
| Richard Haagsma |
Treasurer |
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| Vince Anderson |
Heather Huska |
| Jason Baxter |
Michael Lundquist |
| Nancy Huele |
Rhonda Taft |
THE ALBERTA BAROQUE MUSIC SOCIETY
Staff
| Paul Schieman |
Founder and Artistic Director |
| Janet E. Schieman |
Business Manager |
| Marian Brant |
Production Manager |
THE ALBERTA BAROQUE MUSIC SOCIETY
Honorary Lifetime Members
| Clara Dyck |
Steven LePoole |
| Joan Ivany |
Elizabeth Taylor |
ABE CHAIR SPONSORS
| Steven and Day LePoole |
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Sponsor of Artistic Director Paul Schieman |
| Dr. Gail Andrew |
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Sponsor of Concertmaster Susan Flook |
| Dr. John Boyd |
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Sponsor of Bassist Rhonda Taft |
| Peter and Gail de
Vos |
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Sponsor of Harpsichordist Tammy-Jo Mortensen |
| Clara Dyck and Liz Taylor |
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Sponsor of Violist Mikiko Kohjitani |
| Gail Gates |
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Sponsor of Violinist Virginie Gagné |
| Mrs. Shirley Head and Christopher Head |
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Sponsor of Cellist Colin Ryan |
| John and Leni Honsaker |
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Sponsor of Violinist Neda Yamach |
| Catharinus Huyer Principal Second Violin Fund |
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Sponsor of Violinist Heather Bergen |
| Robert and Margaret Iveson |
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Sponsor of Violist Jeanette Comeau |
| Mrs. Joan Marshall |
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Sponsor of Violinist Anna Kozak |
| Kenneth and Connie Marshall |
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Sponsor of Violinist Eric Buchmann |
| R. June. S. Menzies |
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Sponsor of Violinist James Cockell |
| Esther Ondrack |
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Sponsor of Violinist Joanna Ciapka |
| Howard and Nanette Spragins |
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Sponsor of Cellist Ronda Metszies |
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